{"id":2561,"date":"2010-05-22T10:16:06","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T18:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2015-09-20T21:42:39","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T05:42:39","slug":"20-inspirational-quotes-to-live-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/20-inspirational-quotes-to-live-by\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Inspirational Quotes To Live By"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I love inspirational quotes. They are powerful nuggets of wisdom condensed into 1-2 lines. Whenever I read them, I am inspired to take action. I remember when I was a high school student, I would decorate the cover of my foolscap pads with quotes because they were so meaningful. Today, I have quotes plastered on the noticeboard in front of my work desk, which I change regularly to whichever quote resonates most with me at the point in time. Whenever I raise my head, I’ll see them in front of me, sort of like a little nod of affirmation. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Here, I’ll share 20 of my favorite inspirational quotes<\/strong>. I won’t include any commentary because the quotes speak for themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.\u201d \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.\u201d \u2013 Albert Ellis<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.\u201d \u2013 Bill Copeland<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIf what you\u2019re doing is not your passion, you have nothing to lose.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt is never too late to be what you might have been.\u201d \u2013 George Eliot<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAll our dreams can come true \u2013 if we have the courage to pursue them.\u201d \u2013 Walt Disney<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWhat the mind can conceive, it can achieve.\u201d \u2013 Napoleon Hill<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.\u201d \u2013 Seneca<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cGravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.\u201d -Albert Einstein.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“If opportunity doesn\u2019t knock, build a door.” -Milton Berle<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“The sky has never been the limit. We are our own limits. It\u2019s then about breaking our personal limits and outgrowing ourselves to live our best lives.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t say you don\u2019t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.\u201d \u2013 Life\u2019s Little Instruction Book, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cFirst they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.\u201d \u2013 Mahatma Gandhi<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWhen you can\u2019t change the direction of the wind \u2014 adjust your sails.\u201d ~ H. Jackson Brown<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cEverything you want should be yours: the type of work you want; the relationships you need; the social, mental, and aesthetic stimulation that will make you happy and fulfilled; the money you require for the lifestyle that is appropriate to you; and any requirement that you may (or may not) have for achievement or service to others. If you don\u2019t aim for it all, you\u2019ll never get it all. To aim for it requires that you know what you want\u201d ~ Richard Koch<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.\u201d \u2013 Albert Ellis<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Confidence comes not from always being right but not fearing to be wrong”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cYour time is limited, don\u2019t waste it living someone else\u2019s life. Don\u2019t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people\u2019s thinking. Don\u2019t let the noise of other\u2019s opinion drowned your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.\u201d \u2013 Steve Jobs<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

About<\/h1>\n

Celestine Chua writes at The Personal Excellence Blog<\/a>, where she shares her best advice on how to achieve personal excellence and live your best life. Get her RSS feed directly<\/a> and add her on Twitter @celestinechua<\/a>. If you like this article, you will enjoy one of her top articles: 101 Most Inspiring Quotes of All Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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